The Royals have opened the second half in a pretty poor way, but they're still a good week from jumping ahead of Cleveland. Still, with the way things go, should they sell? Should they buy?

We look at the recent trade deadline deals to try to decipher what the Royals might expect if they were making players available...or if they go shopping themselves.

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